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**chrisj** · 07-24-2011, 05:27 PM

This script that I'm using, on a web page, allows a web page visitor to record a video, via his webcam. However, the recording is given the same file name each time (Video), thus each new recording replaces the previous stored one. How can I add code that will give each recording a unique file name - so that all recordings are saved/stored?

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
	<head>
		<title>recorder</title>
		<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
		<script type="text/javascript" src="js/swfobject.js"></script>
	</head>

	<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
		<div id="recorder"></div>


              <script type="text/javascript">
               // <![CDATA[
               var so = new SWFObject("recorder.swf", "recorder", "620", "470", "9", "#000000");
			   so.addParam('flashvars','filename=Video&rtmpPath=rtmp://67.xxx.xxx.xxx/vid/&finishURL=player.html')
               so.write("recorder");
               // ]]>
               </script>
</body>
</html>

**chrishirst** · 07-24-2011, 05:52 PM

Add the date and time to the filename.

**chrisj** · 07-24-2011, 06:47 PM

Thanks. That's a great idea.
I don't know how to do that.
Would anyone like to assist me with adding that ability to the html?
Much appreciated.
Thanks.

**chrishirst** · 07-24-2011, 07:05 PM

Can't be done in HTML, it will have to be in whatever PHP code names the file.

**chrisj** · 07-24-2011, 08:27 PM

Thanks for that reply.
This script I purchased has no PHP files.
I was told I needed some php help to rename the video files,
that's why I posted here.

The purchased script comes with .as files, .js files, .swf files an .fla file, and two html files. The html code posted in this thread is the only thing that names the recorded files (as far as I can tell).

Would you be kind enough to tell me what I would need, at this point, to move forward to reach my ultimate goal of renaming the recorded files?
Would I need someone to write some php for this html file?

Thanks for enlightening me.

**mgraphic** · 07-24-2011, 09:13 PM

Checkout tempnam()

**chrishirst** · 07-25-2011, 03:00 PM

Does this upload files to a server??

**mgraphic** · 07-25-2011, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrishirst

Does this upload files to a server??

No, it creates the file and returns the name. You could do a copy to move the contents.

**PaulW** · 07-25-2011, 11:17 PM

The Flash presumably offers an upload facility - you need a php script that it can invoke to do the file handling. Note: HTML and Javascript can't do this!

**chrishirst** · 07-26-2011, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgraphic

No, it creates the file and returns the name. You could do a copy to move the contents.

That's what I surmised from the code and I was wondering why it was in the PHP board, so I thought I'd better ask if there was something that we were missing before giving a javascript code reply.

**Physicsguy** · 07-28-2011, 10:55 AM

You could try this when you're setting the name of the file:

PHP Code:


			
$name_of_file=str_replace(" ","_",$name_of_file."_".date("M_D_j_g:ia"));

Which would give you something along the lines of My_recording_Jul_Thu_28_10:54am if the file name was 'My recording'.